London, ON – On Thursday, April 7th, Brescia University College will honour the inaugural BresciaLEAD Award winners at the London Convention Centre. These national awards recognize three exceptional women leaders and one organization that embody Brescia’s values of leading with wisdom, justice and compassion in a changing world.

The BresciaLEAD Award recipients being recognized in four distinct categories are:

Lifetime Award – Carol Stephenson, O.C. (Presented to a woman who has demonstrated exceptional leadership throughout her lifetime)

Emerging Award – Maya Burhanpurkar (Presented to a woman with a new and innovative voice, currently making an impact on her community)

Activist Award – Tzeporah Berman (Presented to a woman with an unwavering commitment to social justice, who has applied creative thinking to solve problems)

Distinction Award – Royal Bank of Canada (Presented to an organization which creates conditions and empowers women to be successful at building their careers and thriving in positions of leadership)

Brescia University College, Canada’s only women’s university college, is affiliated with Western University. The 1,550 women registered as either full- or part-time students at Brescia study a wide variety of subjects in the schools of Behavioural & Social Sciences, Food & Nutritional Sciences, Humanities, and Leadership & Social Change in an empowering, compassionate, student-centred, and invigorating environment. Degrees are granted by Western. The Catholic University College welcomes students from all backgrounds and values diversity. For more current and archived news, a listing of faculty experts, and photos please visit our Online Media Room at http://media.bresciauc.ca/.